Hypsoblennius striatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	BLENNIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hypsoblennius striatus

Species Authority:

(Steindachner, 1876)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Striated Blenny

Synonym/s:

Blennius striatus Steindachner, 1876

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Dominici-Arosemena, A., Espinosa-Perez, H. & Hastings, P.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P. & Smith, J. and Livingston, F.
Justification: This species is uncommon in the Eastern Central Pacific region. Given its restricted range and very shallow, near-shore habitat requirements, it has an area of occurrence estimated to be less than 2,000 km². This species is threatened by continuing decline in quality and extent of habitat due to extraction, diving, and blast fishing throughout its range. However, it is unclear whether the habitat is severely fragmented. It is therefore listed as Near Threatened. With the availability of further information, this species may warrant listing in a threatened category under Criterion B.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the eastern Central Pacific, and is only known from Costa Rica and Panama. The area of occupancy for this species is estimated to be less than 2,000 km², given its restricted near-shore range and very shallow-water habitat.
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica; Panama
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – eastern central
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is uncommon, and is rarely recorded despite directed surveys involving appropriate techniques for cryptic species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This reef-associated species is found on shallow rocky or coral reefs and in tide pools to depths of five m.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Major threats for this species include habitat degradation and destruction due to diving, extraction of corals or live rocks, blast fishing, etc. (Dominici-Arosemena and Wolf 2006). This species may also be susceptible to current or future ENSO events, given its very narrow and shallow depth range (Glynn 1991, Guzmán and Cortés 1992, Hughes et al. 2002, D’Croz and Maté 2004).

Major Threat(s):

Major threats for this species include habitat degradation and destruction due to diving, extraction of corals or live rocks, blast fishing, etc. (Dominici-Arosemena and Wolf 2006). This species may also be susceptible to current or future ENSO events, given its very narrow and shallow depth range (Glynn 1991, Guzmán and Cortés 1992, Hughes et al. 2002, D’Croz and Maté 2004).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is present in several protected areas within its range. In Costa Rica it is found in Marino Ballena National Park, Isla del Caño Biological Reserve, and Santa Rosa National Park. In Panama it is found in Coiba National Park, Coiba Special Zone of Marine Protection, and Coiba National Park (WDPA 2006).

Conservation Actions:

This species is present in several protected areas within its range. In Costa Rica it is found in Marino Ballena National Park, Isla del Caño Biological Reserve, and Santa Rosa National Park. In Panama it is found in Coiba National Park, Coiba Special Zone of Marine Protection, and Coiba National Park (WDPA 2006).

Bibliography [top]

	Breder, C.M. and Rosen, D.E. 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey, USA. D'Croz, L. and Maté, J.L. 2004. Experimental responses to elevated water temperature in genotypes of the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis from upwelling and non-upwelling environments in Panama. Coral Reef 23(4): 473-483. Dominici-Arosemena, A. and Wolff, M. 2006. Reef fish community structure in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Panamá): living on a relatively stable rocky reef environment. Helgoland Marine Research 60: 287-305. Glynn, P.W. 1991. Coral reef bleaching in the 1980s and possible connections with global warming. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 6(6): 175-179. Guzmán, H.M. and Cortés, J. 1992. Cocos Island (Pacific coast of Costa Rica) coral reefs after the 1982-83 El Niño disturbance. Revista de Biologia Tropical 40: 309-324. Hughes T.P., Bellwood, D.R. and Connolly, S.R. 2002. Biodiversity hotspots, centres of endemicity, end the conservation of coral reefs. Ecology Letters 5(6): 775-784. IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010). Robertson, D.R. and Allen, G.R. 2008. Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific: online information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama. Steindachner, F. 1876. Ichthyologische Beiträge (5) Über einige neue oder selten Fischarten aus dem atlantischen, indischen und stillen Ozean. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 74: 49-240. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre/ IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. 2006. World Database on Protected Areas. Available at: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/index.htm.

Breder, C.M. and Rosen, D.E. 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey, USA.

D'Croz, L. and Maté, J.L. 2004. Experimental responses to elevated water temperature in genotypes of the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis from upwelling and non-upwelling environments in Panama. Coral Reef 23(4): 473-483.

Dominici-Arosemena, A. and Wolff, M. 2006. Reef fish community structure in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (Panamá): living on a relatively stable rocky reef environment. Helgoland Marine Research 60: 287-305.

Glynn, P.W. 1991. Coral reef bleaching in the 1980s and possible connections with global warming. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 6(6): 175-179.

Guzmán, H.M. and Cortés, J. 1992. Cocos Island (Pacific coast of Costa Rica) coral reefs after the 1982-83 El Niño disturbance. Revista de Biologia Tropical 40: 309-324.

Hughes T.P., Bellwood, D.R. and Connolly, S.R. 2002. Biodiversity hotspots, centres of endemicity, end the conservation of coral reefs. Ecology Letters 5(6): 775-784.

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).

Robertson, D.R. and Allen, G.R. 2008. Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific: online information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama.

Steindachner, F. 1876. Ichthyologische Beiträge (5) Über einige neue oder selten Fischarten aus dem atlantischen, indischen und stillen Ozean. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 74: 49-240.

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre/ IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. 2006. World Database on Protected Areas. Available at: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/index.htm.

Citation:	Dominici-Arosemena, A., Espinosa-Perez, H. & Hastings, P. 2010. Hypsoblennius striatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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